Potato Carved Swan
- Have you thought of a sculpture with the most commonly used vegetable, a potato?
- What is the benefit of using potato, you would ask? Its very simple to carve.
- Plus the beautiful colour makes it, one of the best material to make sculptures.
Components
- Knife
- Peeler
- Potatoes
- Black Cumin seed to make Eyes
- Acrylic Paints
- Paintbrushes
- BroomStick
Peeling
- The skin of the potato is peeled off by using a peeler.
- Pelling of the skin is necessary to make the final product look attractive.
- Full potato is peeled off.
Cutting the Potatoes to Make Wings
- With the knife slowly and carefully make cuts on one side of the potato.
- The best potato would be a big oval-shaped.
Feathers
- It should look like consecutive petals placed one on top of the other.
- This step is very important and is required to be done in at most care so that it appears flawless feathers of the swan.
Another Side of Wing
- The same cutting procedure is followed for the other side as well.
- The cuttings must be smooth and flat.
Top Wings and Attachment to the Body
- Similarly, you have to do for the top feathers on top of the potato.
- The cuttings must be smooth and flat.
- In this way, we make feathers on the yes sides of the potato. ie. 2 sides and one top.
- The side of the potato is cut transversely so that it stands on a flat surface.
Head and Neck Making
- Next, another potato is taken and the face and neck of the swan are cut out of it.
Attachment of Head and Neck
- After cutting it as given in the picture, the head is attached to the main body by using another broomstick.
Painting
- To make it last longer, the swan is painted
- For painting acrylic paints can be used, so that the longevity of the sculpture increases.
Finish Swan
- The Sculpture of the swan was finished in that way.